Rasul Mir

Rasool Mir (Kashmiri: رسول مِیر) (died 1870) was one of the leading Kashmiri poets of the 19th century. He was born at Doru Shahabad, a historic town in the Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. He was said to have been alive in 1855 AD when Mahmood Gami died. Rasul Mir died a few years before-Maqbool Shah Kralawari (d.1874). He is one of the most celebrated Kashmiri poets and is popularly called as the John Keats of Kashmir. He brought Gazal to Kashmiri poetry. Gazals with rivers, valleys, birds, fruits and imagery of Kashmir are his forte. His one of the famous poems is: Gaste Wesiye Lala Chhum Durey Me Chhu Mooreey Lalvun Nar Translation:Go, my friend, my love stays for away. I have to nurture the fire of love everyday. Last couplet of this poem is: Rasul Mir chhuy shahabad Durey, Am chhu trovmut ashka dukan. Yeevoo ashkow cheyiv turi turay. Mein chu moorey lalvun naar Transation: Rasul Mir of Shahabad Doore Has opened shop of tears. Come, lovers drink cupfuls away. I have to nurture the fire of love everyday